The Moon

The Moon is a Satellite of out Planet - and as far as we know, the only one.

It is the only place that man has visited in our solar system

Know facts and figures

Mass: 7.3483 x 1022 kg (73,483,000,000,000,000,000,000 kg)

Radius (equator): 1737.4 km

Circumference (equator): 10,916 km

Average Distance from Earth: 384,400 km

Closest (Perigee): 363,300 km

Furthest (Apogee): 405,500 km

Surface Temperature Range: -233 °C to 123 °C

Find the phases of the moon for a calendar year

Find the illumination of the moon for a calendar month

Find why we see phases of the moon

Find how and why the moon effects the tides

Names

The Full Moon has been given many nicknames by many cultures over the years and below is a list of all I can find
but if you know more please let us know? Sometimes the same name crops up for more the one month.